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RULES 


THE  GOVERNMENT 


OF  THE 


CHATHAM  ARTILLERY, 


PASSED  AT  A  MEETING  OF  THE  CORPS 


HELD  AT  THEIR 


ARMORY 


ON  TUESDAY    JULY  3d,   1  8  49. 


SAVANNAH. 
1849. 


PREAMBLE. 


Impressed  with  a  firm  belief  that  the  safety  of  the 
glorious  institutions  under  which  we  live,  and  which 
have  been  bequeathed  to  us,  as  a  sacred  and  inesti- 
mable legacy,  purchased  by  the  blood  and  toil  of  the 
Fathers  of  the  Republic,  depends  upon  a  well  regulated 
and  strictly  disciplined  Militia ;  that  such  a  militia  is 
especially  necessary  in  the  community  in  which  we 
live,  from  the  peculiar  character  of  our  population, 
which  renders  it  necessary  to  be  always  prepared,  and 
ever  on  the  alert  to  meet  a  danger  which  may  have 
its  being  among  us,  without  our  knowledge,  and  may 
break  forth  in  our  most  unsuspecting  moments ; — fully 
convinced,  that  it  is  the  duty  of  every  citizen  to  con- 
tribute not  only  to  the  necessary  pecuniary  exigences 
of  his  country,  when  demanded,  but  to  be  prepared  in 
times  of  danger,  when  the  peace,  and  welfare,  and 
dignity  of  that  country  is  threatened,  to  interpose  his 
person  as  a  shield  and  safeguard  between  her  and  dis- 
honour ;  that,  to  obtain  this  laudable  and  honorable 
object,  a  proper  organization,  and  a  strict  bond  of 
union  and  of  action  is  required,  as  well  in  peace  as  in 
war;  and  that  a  corps  devoted  to  the  service  of  field 
artillery  is  an  honorable,  important  and  efficient  branch 
of  the  national  or  state  defence, — affording  the  best 
opportunity  to  render  valuable  those  services  which  it 
is  our  duty  and  our  desire  to  proffer  to  our  beloved 
country  on  all  occasions,  when  the  support  of  her  rights 


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or  interests  may  demand  them : — We,  the  Officers, 
Non-commissioned  Officers,  and  Privates  of  the  Chat- 
ham Artillery,  whose  names  are  hereunto  subscribed, 
for  the  purposes  above  recited,  and  with  a  view  to  ob- 
tain a  knowledge  of  military  tactics,  and  especially  of 
that  portion  more  particularly  embraced  by  the  title  of 
our  association,  do  hereby  solemnly  agree  to  the  fol- 
lowing "  Rules  for  the  government  of  the  Chatham 
Artillery, "  and  to  such  others  as  may  hereafter  be 
found  expedient  and  proper  for  the  same  purpose, 
passed  under  the  regulations,  and  in  the  mode  herein 
prescribed,  and  which  are  not  contrary  to  the  consti- 
tution and  laws  of  this  State,  or  of  the  United  States. 
And  we  do  hereby  pledge  our  honor,  of  which  our 
signature  is  witness,  that  we  will,  to  the  best  of  our 
ability  and  understanding,  devote  ourselves  to  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  interests  of  the  corps,  to  which  we 
have  voluntarily  attached  ourselves,  by  all  honorable 
means,  and  ardently  cooperate  in  the  increase  of  its 
strength,  respectability,  and  discipline ;  and  that  we 
will  foster  and  maintain  sentiments  of  respect  and  af- 
fection, towards  each  other,  as  soldiers  and  citizens, 
and  united  as  a  band  of  brothers,  devote  ourselves, 
when  occasion  requires  it,  to  the  service  of  our  country. 


A  BILL  TO  BE  ENTITLED 


AN  ACT 

TO  INCORPORATE  THE  CHATHAM  ARTILLERY  OF  SAVANNAH. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House 
of  Representives  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  in  General 
Assembly  met,  and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  author- 
ity of  the  same,  that  the  Volunteer  Corps  of  Artillery 
now  existing  in  the  city  of  Savannah,  under  the  name 
of  the  Chatham  Artillery,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
incorporated  and  made  a  body  politic  and  corporate, 
by  the  above  name  and  that  by  that  name  the  said 
corps  be  and  is  hereby  made  capable,  in  law  to  sue 
and  be  sued,  plead  and  be  impleaded,  to  have  a 
common  seal  and  to  hold  such  property,  real  and  per- 
sonal, whether  obtained  by  gift  or  purchase,  as  may 
be  deemed  necessary  or  convenient  for  the  purposes 
of  said  corps,  with  authority  to  establish  any  and  fur- 
ther by-laws  for  the  regulation  of  said  corps  which 
shall  not  infringe  the  laws  of  this  State  or  of  the  United 
States. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority 
aforesaid,  That  the  officers  of  said  corporation  shall  be 
a  President  and  a  Secretary,  that  the  commanding 
officer  of  said  corps  shall  be  by  virtue  of  his  office,  the 
President  of  said  corporation,  and  that  all  acts  per- 
formed by  him  in  behalf  of  said  corps,  which  he  may 
lawfully  perform  as  President  of  said  corporation,  shall 
be  held  good  and  valid  in  any  court  of  law  or  equity 
in  this  State.  Provided,  that  all  contracts  in  writing 
shall  in  addition  to  the  signature  of  the  President  be 
countersigned  by  the  Secretary  of  the  said  corporation. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority 
aforesaid,  That  all  laws  or  parts  of  laws  militating 
against  the  provisions  of  this  act  be,  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Signed,  CHARLES  J.  JENKINS, 

Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 
ANDREW  J.  MILLER, 

President  of  the  Senate. 

Approved,  Dec.  29,  1847. 

GEORGE  W.  TOWNS,  Governor. 


AN  ACT 

To  exempt  the  Officers  and  Members  of  the  Artillery  Corps  in 
the  city  of  Savannah,  known  as  the  Chatham  Artillery,  from 
the  performance  of  Jury  and  Inquest  duty. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  State  of  Georgia,  in  General  Assembly  met, 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That 
from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Act,  the  Officers  and  Members 
of  the  corps  of  Artillery  in  the  city  of  Savannah,  known  as 
the  Chatham  Artillery,  shall,  whilst  belonging  to  said  corps,  be 
exempt  and  wholly  excused  from  the  performance  of  Jury  duty 
of  all  kinds,  whether  in  the  Superior,  Inferior,  or  Justices 
Courts,  as  well  as  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  Oyer 
and  Terminer  for  the  city  of  Savannah,  and  on  Coroner's  In- 
quest ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Judges  and  Justices  of 
said  Courts,  on  the  application  of  any  such  Officer  or  Member 
to  exclude  from  the  jury-boxes  of  their  several  Courts,  the 
name  of  said  officer  or  member,  on  the  certificate  of  the  com- 
manding officer  of  said  corps,  that  the  applicant  is  a  member 
of  said  corps,  uniformed  and  doing  duty  therein ;  and  every 
summons  requiring  such  officer  or  member  to  serve  on  any 
Jury  or  Inquest,  after  such  application  made  and  allowed,  shall 
be  null  and  void,  provided  that  said  corps  shall  not  exceed  fifty 
men  in  number. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  all  laws  and  parts 
of  laws,  militating  against  this  Act,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

WILLIAM  B.  WOFFORD, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 

ROBERT  M.  ECHOLS, 
President  of  the  Senate. 

Assented  to  9th  Dec,  1841. 

charles  J.  Mcdonald, 

Governor. 


Secretary  of  States'  Office,  ) 
Milledgeville,  (Ga.)  23  Dec,  1841.  ) 
I  certify  that  the  above  is  a  true  copy  of  the  enrolled  Act  of 
file  in  this  office. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  of  office. 

J.  W.  A.  SANFORD, 

Secretary  of  State. 


RULES. 


RULE  FIRST. 

ORGANIZATION. 

Section  1.  The  Company  shall  consist  of  any  num- 
ber of  privates  not  exceeding  one  hundred,  and  shall 
be  officered  by  one  Captain,  three  Lieutenants,  four 
Sergeants,  four  Corporals,  and  when  required,  any 
number  of  Lance  Corporals  not  exceeding  four  in 
number.  % 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  a  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
a  Finance  Committee  and  an  Armory  Committee,  each 
to  consist  of  three  members. 

Sec.  3,  There  shall  be  attached  to  the  corps,  at 
least  one  Drummer  and  one  Fifer. 

RUJLE  SECOND. 

DUTIES  OF  COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. 

Sec.  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officer  com- 
manding, to  sign  certificates  of  enrollment  of  the  mem- 
bers, which  shall  be  prepared  by  the  Secretary  in  the 
following  form,  viz  : 

Chatham  Artillery — Certificate  of  Enrollment. 

This  is  to  certify  that  is  a  member  of 

the  Chatham  Artillery,  armed  and  equipped  as  re- 
quired by  its  rules,  and  actually  doing  duty  therein. 

Registered  this  day  of  . 

Commanding  Chatham  Artillery. 
    Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


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Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  commissioned 
officers  generally,  to  superintend  and  advance  the  in- 
terests of  the  corps,  to  instruct  and  drill  the  members 
until  acquainted  with  their  duty,  and  to  add  to  their 
appearance  and  efficacy,  by  a  strict  enforcement  of 
these  rules. 

RUL.E  THIRD. 

DUTIES  OF  THE  FIRST  SERGEANT. 

Sec.  1.  As  executive  police  officer  of  the  corps  it 
shall  be  his  duty  to  divide  the  members  into  summon- 
ing detachments  and  assign  one  to  each  of  the  non- 
commissioned officers,  whose  detachment  lists  he 
shall,  from  time  to  time,  examine  and  correct.  He 
shall  also  at  every  quarterly  meeting  furnish  in  writing 
to  each  commissioned  officer  a  correct  list  of  each 
drill  detachment,  and  at  all  times  keep  three  blank 
six  pounder  cartridges  in  the  magazine  prepared  for 
alarm  duty. 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  keep  an  exact  account  of  the 
Ordnance,  Ammunition,  Harness,  and  other  material 
belonging  to  the  corps,  a  written  return  of  which  he 
shall  make  at  its  quarterly  meetings  in  January  and 
July,  of  each  year. 

Sec  3.  He  shall  insert  all  Regimental,  Company 
and  Detachment  orders  and  proceedings  of  courts 
martial  in  a  book  to  be  called  the  "  Orderly  Booh"  and 
shall  therein  keep  a  record  of  all  admissions,  promo- 
tions, resignations,  expulsions  and  deaths  of  members. 

Sec.  4.  He  shall  issue,  to  the  summoning  officers, 
all  orders  received  from  the  officer  commanding,  stat- 
ing the  time  and  place  of  meeting,  and  shall  promul- 
gate in  like  manner,  notice  of  all  stated  parades,  drills, 
and  quarterly  meetings.    He  shall,  in  all  cases,  require 


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from  the  summoning  officers  written  returns,  of  their 
having  summoned  their  respective  detachments,  which 
returns  he  shall  file  for  future  reference. 

Sec.  5.  He  shall  provide  music,  horses,  and  dri- 
vers for  parade,  lights,  pens,  ink  and  paper  for  meetings 
of  the  company,  and  as  the  Armory  and  the  property 
therein  contained  will  be  in  his  immediate  custody,  it 
will  be  his  duty  to  procure  all  articles  necessary  to 
keep  said  property  in  order,  for  the  expense  of  which 
he  is  to  draw  his  warrant  on  the  Treasurer,  which 
must  state  in  detail,  the  nature  of  the  service,  or  arti- 
cles furnished. 

Sec.  6.  He  shall  call  the  roll  at  all  general  assem- 
blages of  the  corps,  and  note  all  defaulters  thereat, 
and  on  the  expiration  of  ten  days  after  such  default, 
he  shall,  unless  excuses  admissible  under  these  rules 
are  received  by  him,  make  written  return  of  such  de- 
faulters to  the  Secretary,  to  be  dealt  with  as  herein- 
after provided.  It  will  also  be  his  duty  to  report  in 
like  manner,  all  deficiencies  of  uniform,  arms  in  bad 
order,  or  any  violation  of  these  rules  that  may  come 
under  his  observation. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  a  member  has  been  absent  from 
the  city  more  than  six  months  at  any  one  time,  he  shall 
forfeit  his  certificate,  and  if  a  defaulter,  at  three  suc- 
cessive assemblages  of  the  corps,  whereby  fines  are 
incurred,  or  when  a  member's  name  is  reported  to  him 
by  the  Secretary  as  having  suffered  a  charge  to  stand 
against  said  member  for  thirty  days,  or,  in  any  case 
where  membership  is  forfeited,  or  surrendered  under 
these  rules,  he  shall  strike  the  name  of  such  member 
from  the  roll  of  the  company,  and  shall  immediately 
give  written  notice  thereof,  to  the  Clerks  of  the  Su- 
perior, Inferior  and  City  courts,  the  Justices  of  the 
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Peace,  and  the  commanding  officer  of  the  Beat,  where 
said  member  resides,  and  also  to  the  Orderly  Sergeants 
of  the  other  Volunteer  Corps — and  he  shall,  in  like 
manner  give  notice  to  the  same  parties  of  all  re- 
admissions,  and  report  the  names  of  all  persons  so 
dealt  with  at  the  next  succeeding  parade  or  company 
meeting,  and  submit  written  returns  thereof  at  each 
quarterly  meeting. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  give  notice  in  writ- 
ing to  the  officer  commanding,  should  he  at  any  time 
intend  being  absent  from  the  city  more  than  forty-eight 
hours — and  previous  to  leaving,  he  shall  turn  over 
every  thing  in  his  department  to  the  next  senior  non- 
commissioned officer. 

RULE  FOURTH. 

GENERAL  DUTIES  OF  NON-COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. 

Sec.  1.  The  non-commissioned  officers,  (other  than 
the  first  sergeant,)  shall  be  summoning  officers,  and 
the  duty  of  each  severally  shall  be  to  summon,  in  writ- 
ing, their  respective  detachments,  or  any  such  part  of 
them  as  may  be  required,  immediately  on  receiving 
the  orders  of  the  First  Sergeant,  or  of  the  Subaltern 
in  charge  of  a  detachment,  at  such  time  and  place  as 
may  be  specified  in  said  orders ;  of  the  proper  execu- 
tion of  which  duty  they  shall  make  written  returns  to 
the  First  Sergeant,  prior  to  the  time  of  assemblage 
named  in  their  orders,  designating  whether  served  on 
the  member  personally,  or  left  at  his  usual  place  of 
residence  or  business,  and  should  any  summoning 
officer  fail  to  summon  any  member  of  his  detachment, 
by  which  a  default  shall  occur,  said  summoning  officer 
shall  pay  the  fine  incurred. 

Sec.  2.    Each  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  shall 


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be  provided,  at  all  times,  with  a  full  roll  of  the  corps 
and  of  its  divisions  into  detachments,  and  it  shall  be 
their  duty  generally,  to  assist  the  First  Sergeant  in  the 
performance  of  all  these  duties. 

Sec.  3.  Every  member  shall  give  notice  in  writing 
to  the  First  Sergeant  (each  one  for  himself)  should  he 
contemplate  being  absent  from  the  city  more  than 
forty-eight  hours;  and  during  the  absence  or  sickness 
of  any  summoning  officer,  his  duties  shall  be  performed 
by  such  Lance  Corporal  as  the  First  Sergeant  may 
designate.  In  the  absence  of  the  First  Sergeant,  all 
his  duties  will  devolve  on  the  next  senior  non-commis- 
sioned officer  that  may  be  in  the  city — he  being  en- 
titled to  the  same  privileges  and  subject  to  the  same 
penalties,  for  the  time  being. 

Sec.  4.  Any  non-commissioned  officer  detailed  for 
fatigue  drill,  or  alarm  duty,  or  any  special  service 
shall  return  all  defaulters  thereat,  in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed in  the  general  duties  of  the  First  Sergeant. 

RULE  FIFTH. 

GENERAL  DUTIES  OF  SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 

Sec.  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  to  keep  a  record  of  proceedings  at  all  com- 
pany meetings,  in  a  book  prepared  for  the  purpose,  to 
be  styled  "  Minutes." 

Sec.  2.  He  shall  also  keep  a  book  styled  "Ac- 
counts," in  which  an  account  shall  be  opened  in  the 
name  of  each  member,  under  which  he  shall  enter  all 
admission  fees  and  contributions,  also  fines,  according 
to  the  returns  made  him,  and  shall  immediately  after 
such  entries  being  made,  demand  payment  thereof, 
and  when  paid,  credit  the  monies  so  received  ;  and  it 
shall  be  his  duty  whenever  a  charge  against  a  member 


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remains  on  his  books  unpaid  for  thirty  days,  to  report 
the  same  in  writing  to  the  First  Sergeant.  He  shall 
also  keep  in  said  book  a  cash  account,  thereby  show- 
ing the  state  of  the  company's  funds. 

Sec.  3.  He  shall  give  notice  in  writing  to  all  new 
members  of  their  being  admitted,  and  shall  prepare 
in  due  form,  certificates  of  enrollment,  which  he  shall 
register  when  executed,  and  issue  to  the  members  in 
the  order  of  seniority,  without  regard  to  rank.  It  will 
be  his  duty  to  see  that  not  more  than  fifty  certificates 
are  in  force  at  any  one  time,  and  that  the  admission 
fee  of  the  member  is  paid  before  it  is  granted. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  his  duty,  (should  he  have  suffi- 
cient funds  in  his  hands,)  to  pay  on  presentation,  all 
warrants  of  the  finance  committee  signed  by  its  chair- 
man, and  the  warrants  of  the  First  Sergeant  author- 
ized under  Section  5th,  Rule  3rd. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  take  into  immediate 
custody  and  produce  whenever  required,  after  reason- 
able notice,  all  the  books  and  papers,  (except  the  Or- 
derly Book,  in  use  at  the  time,)  belonging  to  the  corps. 
He  shall  keep  a  fair  copy  of  these  rules  for  the  signa- 
ture of  members,  and  any  printed  copies  thereof  after 
furnishing  each  member  with  one  copy  gratis,  shall  be 
in  his  custody,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  furnish 
extra  copies  to  members  at  fifty  cents  each 

Sec,  6.  He  shall  make  a  written  report  of  the 
condition  of  his  department  at  every  quarterly  meet- 
ing and  at  the  same  time  report  the  namesand  indebt- 
edness of  such  persons  as  may  be  indebted  to  the 
corps. 

Sec  7.  It  shall  be  his  duty,  should  he  at  any  time 
contemplate  being  absent  from  the  city  more  than  for- 
ty-eight hours,  or  should  he  be  incapacitated  from  at- 


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tending"  to  his  duties  by  reason  of  sickness,  to  give 
written  notice  thereof  to  the  officer  commanding,  ap- 
pointing at  the  same  time  some  member  of  the  corps 
to  attend  to  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  8.  The  compensation  allowed  to  the  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer  shall  be  10  per  cent,  for  collections 
and  5  per  cent,  for  disbursement. 

RULE  SIXTH. 

GENERAL  DUTIES  OF  THE  FINANCE  AND  ARMORY  COMMITTEES. 

Sec.  1.  The  Finance  Committee  shall  be  charged 
with  the  general  supervision  and  direction  of  the 
Treasurer's  department,  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  ex- 
amine from  time  to  time  his  books  and  accounts,  and 
to  make  a  written  report  thereon  at  each  quarterly 
meeting,  and  certify  to  the  correctness  of  his  accounts. 

Sec.  2.  All  articles  for  the  use  of  the  corps,  (ex- 
cept those  which  the  First  Sergeant  has  authority  un- 
der these  rules  to  purchase,)  shall  be  procured  by  a 
requisition  in  writing  being  made  by  the  proper  officer 
on  the  Finance  Committee  for  the  articles  wanted, 
which,  if  approved,  the  chairman  of  said  committee 
will  draw  his  warrant  on  the  Treasurer,  authorizing 
payment  of  the  same. 

Sec.  3.  The  Armory  Committee  shall  have  the 
general  care  and  supervision  of  the  building,  (except 
so  much  as  falls  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  First 
Sergeant,)  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  keep  the  same 
in  a  suitable  condition  for  use  at  all  times  and  to  rent 
the  Hall  for  a  fair  compensation  to  all  respectable  ap- 
plicants, except  for  fairs  and  political  purposes,  to 
which  use  it  shall  not  be  appropriated. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Armory  Com- 
mittee to  make  a  written  report  at  the  quarterly  meet- 


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ings  of  April  and  October  of  each  year,  with  a  de- 
tailed statement  of  the  expenses,  income,  amount  of 
dividends  paid,  and  due,  and  to  whom,  and  the  amount 
of  cash  on  hand. 

RULE  SEVENTH. 

THE  UNIFORM. 

Sec.  1.  The  Uniform  of  the  company  shall  consist 
of  a  blue  coat  single  breasted,  standing  collar,  with  a 
row  of  ten  buttons  in  front  and  ten  lace  holes  on  the 
breast  in  herring  bone  form,  extending  at  the  top  to 
the  seam  of  the  sleeve,  and  not  more  than  three  inches 
long  at  the  bottom,  with  a  button  at  the  termination 
of  each  hole.  The  collar  to  be  of  scarlet,  bound 
round  with  gold  or  gilt  vellum  lace,  with  two  lace 
holes  on  each  end  and  a  button  at  the  termination  of 
each  hole.  The  cuffs  to  be  of  scarlet,  indented  with- 
in an  inch  and  a  half  of  the  bottom,  and  three  lace 
holes  corresponding  with  the  indentation  of  the  cuffs, 
with  a  button  in  the  centre  of  each  angle,  and  a  dia- 
mond at  the  extremity  of  each  angle  ;  the  skirts  to  be 
turned  up  front  and  back  with  scarlet  and  a  diamond 
of  blue  cloth  bound  round  with  lace  placed  on  the 
bottom  of  the  skirt  where  the  turnbacks  meet,  and 
three  lace  holes  on  each  ;  fore  part  skirt  in  herring 
bone  form  with  a  button  in  the  centre  of  each  angle, 
and  a  diamond  at  the  extremity  of  each  angle,  and 
two  bars  of  lace  in  herring  bone  form  on  the  back 
skirt ;  the  top  one  extending  from  the  hip  button  to 
where  the  turnbacks  meet,  about  two  inches  below 
the  hip,  and  the  lower  one  about  one  inch  below,  in 
parallel  line  with  the  top  one,  and  extending  from 
the  plait  to  the  turnback.    All  the  lace  holes  on  the 


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coat  to  be  of  double  bar  of  gold  or  gilt  vellum  lace, 
and  the  buttons  gilt  convex,  impressed  with  an  eagle, 

Sec.  2.  Blue  Pantaloons  having  a  stripe  on  the 
outside  seams,  of  scarlet,  edged  with  gold  lace  two 
inches  wide  with  pearl  edged  army  lace  for  commis- 
sioned officers,  one  and  a  half  inches,  with  plain  edged 
six  line  army  lace  for  non-commissioned  officers,  and 
one  inch  with  vellum  three  line  lace  for  privates,  to 
be  worn  from  first  of  October  to  the  first  of  May,  and 
white  pantaloons  from  the  first  of  May  to  the  first  of 
October.  Black  Boots  or  Bootees,  under  the  panta- 
loons, and  Black  Stock  or  Handkerchief  round  the 
neck,  White  Gloves,  and  in  all  cases  the  coat  to  be 
buttoned  up  full  in  front. 

Sec.  3.  The  Chapeau  to  be  of  black  silk  plush, 
fur  body,  turned  up  both  sides,  the  fan  to  be  not  less 
than  six  and  one-half  inches,  and  the  points  not  less 
than  four  and  one-half  inches,  measuring  from  the 
head  outward,  and  not  less  than  two  inches  broad  at 
the  points  which  are  to  be  finished  with  gilt  bullion 
tassels,  the  left  side  ornamented  with  cannons  crossed 
and  surmounted  by  a  spread  eagle  both  of  which  to 
be  either  brass  or  gilded.  The  Plume  to  be  bright 
scarlet  vulture  feathers,  upright  stem  and  drooping 
feather,  or  what  is  called  the  fountain  plume. 

Sec.  4.  The  Swords  worn  by  commissioned  offi- 
cers shall  be  a  straight,  or  slightly  curved  blade,  with 
gilt  scabbard  and  mountings — non-commissioned  offi- 
cers or  privates,  straight  or  slightly  curved  blade,  black 
leather  scabbard  and  yellow  mounting,  suspended  by 
a  white  waist  belt,  one  and  a  half  inches  wide,  with 
a  gilt  or  bright  brass  plate  in  front. 

Sec.  5.  The  Epauletts  worn  by  commissioned  offi- 
cers, to  conform  to  those  prescribed  by  the  regula- 


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tions  of  the  United  States  Army  for  the  same  grade 
of  Artillery  officers.  The  Wings  worn  by  the  ser- 
geants shall  be  scarlet  cloth  straps,  scarlet  fringe,  two 
rows  gilt  bullion,  bullion  cord  and  small  cord  inside 
and  outside  of  navy  blue,  lining  dark  blue  cloth  with 
a  gilt  embroidered  star,  or  blue  cloth  inside  the  cres- 
cent, corporal  wings,  same  as  the  sergeants,  with  the 
exception  of  the  star. 

The  wings  worn  by  privates  shall  be  scarlet  cloth 
strap,  scarlet  fringe,  two  rows  gilt  fringe,  bullion  cord 
and  small  cord  inside  and  outside  of  navy  blue  and 
lined  with  dark  blue  cloth. 

Sec.  6.  The  commissioned  and  non-commissioned 
officers  shall  wear  crimson  silk  net  sashes,  tied  at  the 
left  side. 

Sec.  7.  Cheverons  will  distinguish  rank  as  follows: 
The  Captain  shall  wear  one  on  each  arm  above  the 
elbow. 

Subalterns,  one  on  each  arm  below  the  elbow. 
Sergeants  will  wear  one  on  each  arm  above  the 
elbow. 

Corporals  one  on  each  arm  below  the  elbow. 

Cheverons  will  be  of  gold  cheveron  lace  for  com- 
missioned officers,  and  gold  vellum  lace  for  non-com- 
missioned officers.  The  first  sergeant  will  be  desig- 
nated by  an  arc  of  gold  lace  connecting  the  extreme 
points  of  the  two  diverging  lines  of  the  cheveron, 
which  will  extend  to  the  seams  of  the  sleeve.  The 
angle  of  the  cheverons  will  point  upwards,  and  the 
two  diverging  lines  therefrom  will  have  the  curve  in- 
wards, of  a  circle,  whose  diameter  is  twelve  inches. 
All  cheverons  will  be  edged  round  with  scarlet. 

Sec.  8.  Ten  year's  service  shall  entitle  a  member 
to  wear  on  each  arm  two  bars,  and  for  every  five 


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years  thereafter  an  additional  bar.  Captains,  ser- 
geants and  privates,  will  wear  them  below  the  elbow, 
subalterns  and  corporals,  above  the  elbow.  All  mem- 
bers who  have  served  as  commissioned  officers,  and 
returned  to  the  ranks,  shall  be  distinguished  by  bars, 
above  the  elbows — captains  six,  subalterns  four;  the 
bars  to  be  of  gold  vellum  lace,  edged  with  scarlet, 
and  the  angle  to  point  downwards  in  all  cases. 

RULE  EIGHTH. 

ADMISSION,  RESIGNATION,  AND  APPOINTMENT. 

Sec.  1.  Any  person  desirous  of  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  this  corps,  shall  at  any  assemblage  thereof,  ap- 
ply by  letter  to  the  officers  and  members  of  the  Chat- 
ham Artillery,  expressive  of  his  wishes,  accompanied 
by  the  names  of  two  members  as  vouchers  for  respect- 
ability of  character — when  the  company  will  proceed 
to  ballot,  and  four-fifths  of  the  members  present  shall 
be  a  majority  competent  to  admit  such  applicant;  but 
no  person  will  be  eligible  as  a  member  who  is  not  a 
resident  of  the  city  of  Savannah,  or  who  has  been  ex- 
pelled from  any  volunteer  corps  in  said  city,  other  than 
the  Chatham  Artillery,  when  if  the  cause  of  expul- 
sion was  protracted  absence  from  the  city,  or  pecunia- 
ry defalcation,  the  member  so  expelled  may  be  re-ad- 
mitted, by  payment  of  all  his  dues. 

And  no  person  shall  be  re-admitted,  who  has  been 
for  any  cause  whatever  twice  expelled  from  the  roll 
of  the  corps.  Each  member  so  admitted,  (except  re- 
admissions,)  shall  sign  these  rules  and  shall  be  allowed 
thirty  days  to  uniform  and  equip  himself,  during  which 
time  he  shall  be  exempt  from  all  dress  parades  and 
drills,  but  will  be  held  liable  from  the  date  of  admis- 
sion to  attend  all  undress  assemblages  of  the  corps. 
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Sec.  2.  All  resignation  of  membership  shall  be  by 
letter,  addressed  in  respectful  terms,  to  the  officers 
and  members  of  the  corps,  accompanied  by  the  cer- 
tificate of  the  Treasurer  that  all  dues  of  the  applicant 
are  paid,  and  the  certificate  of  enrollment  of  the  mem- 
ber ;  which  letter  shall  be  read  by  the  First  Sergeant 
at  the  first  assemblage  of  the  corps  after  its  receipt 
by  him,  whereupon  the  membership  of  the  applicant 
shall  cease.  Any  members  wishing  to  resign  only 
their  office,  or  appointment,  may  do  so  by  addressing 
a  respectful  letter  to  the  corps,  expressive  of  his 
wishes,  to  be  read  at  its  next  assemblage. 

Sec.  3.  The  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be 
elected  by  the  corps,  and  the  Finance  and  Armory 
Committees  appointed  by  the  officer  commanding  at 
the  quarterly  meeting  in  January  of  each  year,  to 
serve  one  year  therefrom ;  and  in  case  of  a  vacancy 
occurring,  it  shall  be  filled  at  the  next  succeeding  pa- 
rade, or  company  meeting,  by  the  same  authority. 
The  fatigue  and  alarm  detachments  shall  be  detailed 
by  the  First  Sergeant — the  former  every  three  months 
and  the  latter  every  six  months. 

RULE  NINTH. 

QUALIFICATION  AND  ELECTION  OF  OFFICERS. 

Sec.  1.  No  person  shall  be  eligible  to  an  office  in 
this  company  who  does  not  actually  belong  to  it  at  the 
time,  and  is  not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  nor 
shall  any  officer  retain  his  appointment  after  he  re- 
moves his  residence  beyond  the  limits  of  the  city  of 
Savannah. 

On  the  death,  resignation,  removal  from  office  or 
disqualification  under  these  rules,  of  any  subaltern  or 
non-commissioned  officer  of  this  corps,  it  shall  proceed 


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to  supply  such  vacancy  by  election,  as  follows :  For 
the  election  of  a  commissioned  officer,  ten  days  notice 
shall  be  given  to  the  corps  by  the  officer  commanding 
for  a  meeting  to  fill  such  vacancy — when  two-thirds 
of  the  members  actually  in  the  city  shall  be  required 
to  be  present,  a  majority  of  which  two-thirds  shall 
elect  by  ballot. 

Sec.  2.  The  vacancy  of  a  non-commissioned  offi- 
cer shall  be  filled  at  the  next  stated  parade,  or  com- 
pany meeting,  after  the  occurrence  of  such  vacancy, 
or  at  such  period  as  may  be  deemed  expedient  by  the 
officer  commanding,  when,  if  one-half  of  the  members 
in  the  city  be  present,  a  majority  shall  elect,  by  ballot, 
from  the  non-commissioned  officers,  or  lance  corporals 
unless  the  members  present,  by  a  vote  of  three-fourths, 
give  preference  to  a  private. 

Sec.  3.  There  shall  be  four  Lance  Corporals  se- 
lected from  among  the  privates,  and  brevetted  by  a 
board  of  commissioned  and  non-commissioned  officers, 
five  of  whom  to  be  a  quorum,  and  to  be  convened  by 
the  officer  commanding.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such 
lance  corporals  to  perform  the  duties  of  any  non-com- 
missioned officer  in  his  absence,  and  they  shall  be 
obeyed  and  respected  accordingly. 

RULE  TENTH. 

MILITARY  DUTIES  OF  THE  CORPS. 

Sec.  1.  There  shall  be  four  stated  parades  of  the 
corps,  viz :  On  8th  January,  22d  February,  1st  May,  and 
4th  July,  in  each  year,  except  when  these  days  fall  on 
Sundays,  and  then  on  the  succeeding  Monday.  The 
want  of  a  summons  shall  not  be  received  as  an  excuse 
for  default  at  the  stated  parades  and  quarterly  meet- 
ings of  the  corps,  but  will  be  no  justification  to  a  sum- 


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moning  officer  for  neglect,  his  duty  being  to  summon 
in  all  cases. 

Sec.  2.  The  officer  commanding  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  order  parades  and  drills  at  his  discretion  in 
addition  to  the  parades  enumerated  under  the  preced- 
ing section. 

Sec.  3.  At  every  funeral  parade  of  the  corps,  each 
member  shall  appear  in  full  uniform,  with  crape  round 
the  left  arm  and  side  arms  mourned. 

Sec  4.  For  the  purpose  of  fatigue  duty,  the  pri- 
vates of  the  corps  shall  be  detailed  by  the  First  Ser- 
geant into  four  sections,  to  each  of  which  shall  be  at- 
tached one  sergeant  and  one  corporal,  and  be  called 
the  1st,  2nd,  3rd  and  4th  sections,  the  1st  shall  serve 
the  first  quarter  of  the  year,  and  the  other  sections, 
each  three  months  in  succession.  The  subalterns 
shall  by  rotation,  take  the  command  of  these  sections 
every  three  months,  and  shall  be  responsible  for  the 
faithful  discharge  of  their  duties.  It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  officer  commanding  the  fatigue  detachment  to 
have  the  guns  cleaned  within  twenty-four  hours  after 
each  parade,  and  on  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  duty 
to  turn  over  to  the  officer  next  succeeding,  all  the  ma- 
terial belonging  to  the  company  in  such  order  as  may 
be  satisfactory  to  said  succeeding  officer,  and  also  to 
give  him  a  written  statement  of  such  material,  a  du- 
plicate copy  of  which  he  shall  also  give  to  the  First 
Sergeant. 

Sec.  5.  The  officer  commanding,  shall,  in  times  of 
alarm  from  fire  or  insurrection,  or  when  deemed  by 
him  expedient,  fix  an  alarm  post,  and  give  a  parole  to 
the  company. 

Sec.  6.  The  roll  shall  always  be  called  in  fifteen 
minutes  after  the  appointed  hour  of  meeting,  where- 


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upon  the  company  will  be  under  the  command  of  the 
senior  officer  present. 

Sec.  7.  For  the  improvement  in  the  service  of  gun- 
nery, on  the  stated  parade  on  the  8th  of  January  in 
every  year,  the  company  shall  be  marched  to  a  mili- 
tary position  for  the  purpose,  and  being  equally  divided 
according  to  the  number  of  guns,  shall  fire  successive- 
ly with  ball,  at  a  target,  and  that  member  of  either 
gun  who  shall  have  pierced  the  target  nearest  to  the 
centre  of  the  bull's  eye,  shall  be  entitled  to  such  prize 
as  shall  be  determined  on  at  the  quarterly  meeting  in 
October  previous,  and  a  plume  to  be  presented  by  the 
officers  commanding  and  to  be  worn  by  such  member 
as  a  mark  of  honorable  distinction  for  the  space  of 
one  year. 

Sec.  8.  The  subaltern,  non-commissioned  officers 
and  lance  corporals  shall  compose  a  separate  detach- 
ment and  shall  be  drilled  by  the  commanding  officer, 
at  least  once  in  every  two  months. 

Sec.  9.  For  the  purpose  of  instruction  and  carry- 
ing more  fully  into  effect  rule  2nd,  sec.  2,  the  privates 
of  the  company  shall  be  divided  by  the  First  Sergeant 
into  four  detachments,  to  be  known  as  the  1st,  2nd, 
3rd  and  4th,  to  each  of  which,  shall  be  attached  one 
sergeant,  one  corporal,  and  one  lance  corporal. 

The  subalterns  shall  take  charge  of  each  detach- 
ment, by  rotation.  Each  of  these  detachments  shall 
be  drilled  once  in  every  month  of  the  year — the  sub- 
alterns in  their  turn  shall  appoint  the  time  for  holding 
the  drill,  and  the  respective  detachment  non-com. 
missioned  officers,  shall  in  accordance  therewith,  duly 
give  notice  of  the  same  to  the  privates  of  their  detach- 
ments. Said  drills  to  be  exclusive  of  any  which  may 
be  ordered  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  corps. 


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RULE  ELEVENTH, 

STATED  PECUNIARY  LIABILITIES. 

Sec.  1.  Each  person  on  becoming  a  member  of 
this  corps,  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  an  admission  fee 
of  Three  Dollars ;  and  there  shall  also  be  paid  to  the 
same  officer,  at  the  quarterly  meeting  in  January  of 
each  year,  an  annual  contribution  of  seven  dollars  by 
each  commissioned  officer, — of  six  dollars  by  each 
non-commissioned  officer — of  Five  dollars  by  each 
private  ;  and  at  the  same  time,  and  to  the  same  person, 
each  non-commissioned  officer  and  private  shall  pay 
one  dollar  to  defray  the  expense  of  the  annual  prize 
to  be  awarded  to  the  successful  shot  at  Target  firing, 
and  no  person  shall  be  allowed  to  fire  for  the  prize 
without  first  paying  the  usual  fee. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  shall  be  considered  a  member, 
or  be  allowed  to  parade  until  he  shall  have  paid  to  the 
Treasurer,  his  admission  fee. 

RULE  TWELFTH. 

FINES  AND  PENALTIES  FOR  VIOLATION  OF  THESE  RULES. 

Sec.  1.  All  excuses  made  to  the  First  Sergeant, 
where  a  defaulter  claims  exemption  from  fine,  must  be 
in  writing,  and  made  within  ten  days  from  the  date 
when  such  fine  accrued,  and  none  will  be  valid  to 
clear  the  member,  unless  the  assigned  cause  of  ab- 
sence should  be  sickness,  or  any  bodily  hurt — absence 
from  the  City,  after  notice  being  given  to  that  effect, 
want  of  a  summons  for  any  assemblage  of  the  corps 
or  a  portion  thereof,  and  death  or  extreme  illness  in 
the  immediate  family  of  the  member.  The  first  ser- 
geant before  admitting  any  such  excuse,  must  be  satis- 
fied in  his  own  mind  that  the  causes  assigned  did  act- 


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ually  exist,  and  may  require  the  certificate  of  two 
other  members,  that  they  were  cognizant  to  the  causes 
set  forth  in  said  excuse.  When  exemption  is  claimed 
by  reason  of  wrant  of  summons,  and  it  appearing  by 
the  return  of  the  summoning  officer  that  the  member 
was  duly  summoned,  one  half  of  the  fine  shall  be  paid 
by  the  summoning  officer  and  the  other  half  by  the 
defaulting  member  ;  if  it  cannot  be  made  to  appear 
who  was  in  fault,  otherwise,  the  fine  shall  be  paid  in 
full  by  the  defaulting  member. 

Sec.  2.    The  following  fines  and  penalties  shall  in 
all  cases  be  enforced,  except,  when  a  member  clears 
himself  therefrom  under  the  provisions  of  these  Rules. 
Absence  from  every  stated  parade,  $4 
Do.       do.  every  stated  company  meeting,  4 
Do.       do.  an  ordered  parade,  2 
Do.       do.  all  other  assemblages  of  the  corps,  2 
Do.       do.  alarm  post  or  court  martial,  5 
Do.       do.  fatigue  duty,  2 
Do.       do.  detachment  drills,  1 
In  all  the  above  cases,  except  alarm  duty,  if  the 
member  reports  and  puts  himself  under  orders  within 
one  half  hour  after  Roll-call,  one  half  of  the  fine  will 
be  remitted. 

Absence  after  once  appearing  at  any  assemblage  of 
the  corps,  or  from  fatigue  or  alarm  duty  without  per- 
mission of  the  officer  commanding,  $5. 

For  every  deficiency  in  uniform,  or  arms  in  bad 
order,  $1. 

For  any  violation  of  these  rules  not  specially  pro- 
vided for,  $1. 

Any  member  appearing  at  any  dress  parade  or  drill, 
without  either  the  uniform,  coat,  or  cap  of  the  corps, 
will  be  fined  for  entire  absence. 


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Neglecting  to  give  notice  of  intended  absence  from 
the  city,  $2. 

Wearing  the  uniform  or  any  portion  thereof,  except 
when  on  duty,  or  going  to,  or  returning  from  the  same, 
for  each  of  which  one  half  hour  will  be  allowed,  or 
lending  the  uniform  to  be  worn  by  any  person  not  a 
member,  $10. 

Sec.  3.  In  all  the  above  recited  cases  of  fine,  the 
amount  stated  is  that  payable  by  a  private,  and  shall 
in  all  cases  be  increased  50  per  cent,  against  a  non- 
commissioned officer,  and  100  per  cent,  against  a  com- 
missioned officer,  respectively. 

Sec.  4.  Every  officer  in  command  of  a  fatigue  de- 
tachment who  shall  fail  or  neglect  to  have  the  guns 
cleaned  within  forty-eight  hours  after  each  parade  of 
the  company,  shall  be  fined  five  dollars. 

Sec.  5.  Should  any  commissioned  officer  willfully 
neglect,  omit  or  refuse  to  perform  any  of  the  duties 
prescribed  in  these  rules  not  specially  provided  for,  he 
shall  be  fined  ten  dollars,  and  for  a  repetition  of  the 
offense,  may,  by  a  vote  of  the  commissioned  officers, 
be  expelled  from  the  corps ; — and  any  non-commis- 
sioned officer  failing,  omitting,  or  refusing,  to  perform 
the  duties  prescribed  in  these  rules,  shall  be  subject 
to  a  fine  of  five  dollars,  and  on  a  repetition  of  the  of- 
fense, may  by  a  majority  of  the  commissioned  and 
other  non-commissioned  officers  be  expelled  from 
the  corps. 

Sec.  6.  In  case  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  or 
the  member  having  charge  of  his  department  should 
not  be  present  at  any  stated  company  meeting,  said 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  or  the  person  acting  for  him, 
shall  be  fined  eight  dollars,  and  on  a  repetition  of  the 
offense,  may,  by  a  majority  of  the  Finance  Committee, 
he  broke  and  expelled  from  the  corps.    No  excuse 


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will  be  received  in  this  case,  but  sudden  affliction  by 
sickness,  or  bodily  hurt ;  or  death,  or  extreme  illness 
in  his  immediate  family. 

Sec.  7.  Should  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  neg- 
lect, omit  or  refuse  to  perform  the  duties  prescribed 
under  Rule  5th,  he  shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  five 
dollars,  and  on  a  repetition  of  the  offense,  may,  by  a 
majority  of  the  Finance  Committee,  be  deprived  of 
his  office. 

Sec.  8.  If  any  member  shall  be  absent  from  the 
city  of  Savannah  more  than  six  months  at  any  one 
time,  he  shall  forfeit  his  certificate,  or  shall  be  a  de- 
faulter at  three  successive  assemblages  of  the  corps 
whereby  fines  are  incurred,  or  shall  suffer  any  charge 
against  him  on  the  Treasurer's  books  to  remain  unpaid 
for  thirty  days,  he  shall  be  liable  to  be  stricken  from 
the  roll  of  the  corps,  whereupon  his  membership  shall 
cease. 

RULE  THIRTEENTH. 

COURTS  MARTIAL. 

Sec.  1.  Should  any  Commissioned  Officer  of  this 
corps  be  guilty  of  ungentlemanlike,  or  unsoldierly  con- 
duct, disgraceful  to  the  uniform,  or  tending  to  bring 
the  corps  into  public  contempt,  or  violate  the  parol  by 
giving  it  to  a  person  not  a  member,  or  of  any  breach 
of  discipline  or  good  order  in  the  corps,  he  shall  be 
answerable  to  the  company  convened  for  that  purpose, 
by  the  officer  commanding.  Every  officer  so  accused, 
shall  receive  notice  of  the  accusation  preferred  against 
him,  which  shall  be  given  in  the  following  manner : 
A  statement  of  the  charges  and  specifications  shall  be 
made  in  writing,  and  signed  by  five  members  of  the 
corps;  which  charge  and  specifications  shall  be  depos- 
4 


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ited  with  the  First  Sergeant,  who  shall  record  the 
same  on  the  orderly  book,  and  upon  being  endorsed 
by  the  officer  commanding,  shall  serve  a  copy  thereof 
upon  the  accused,  at  least  ten  days  before  the  meeting 
of  the  company  aforesaid,  at  which  meeting  the  ac- 
cused shall  be  bound  to  answer  the  charges  against 
him,  personally,  or  in  writing — and  failure  on  the  part 
of  such  officer  to  plead  to  the  charges  against  him  as 
herein  provided,  to  be  considered  as  a  confession  of 
default,  unless  a  satisfactory  excuse  is  offered  for  non- 
appearance, when  the  meeting  shall  be  adjourned  to 
a  succeeding  day.  Two-thirds  of  the  corps  resident, 
or  known  to  be  in  the  city,  must  be  present  at  such 
meeting,  and  the  vote  of  three-fourths  of  those  pres- 
ent, shall  be  decisive  with  regard  to  the  delinquency 
of  the  accused,  and  if  convicted,  his  name  shall  be 
stricken  from  the  roll,  whereupon  his  membership 
shall  cease. 

Sec.  2.  Any  Non-Commissioned  Officer  or  private, 
guilty  of  unsoldierly  or  degrading  conduct,  disobedi- 
ence of  orders,  or  any  offense  specified  in  the  last  pre- 
ceeding  section,  shall  be  amenable  to  a  court  martial, 
which  shall  consist  of  one  commissioned  officer,  who 
shall  be  the  president  thereof,  two  non-commissioned 
officers  and  four  privates,  to  be  appointed  by  the 
officer  commanding,  and  shall  attend  in  full  uniform  at 
such  time  and  place  as  the  president  thereof  shall  ap- 
point. And  the  court  thus  constituted  being  put  upon 
their  honor  by  the  president,  shall  have  power  to  fine, 
censure,  cashier,  expel  or  acquit,  and  such  decision 
shall  be  final.  Non-commissioned  officers  and  privates, 
subject  to  the  decision  of  the  tribunal  hereby  constitu- 
ted, shall  receive  notice  of  the  accusation  against 
them  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  first  section  of 


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this  rule,  at  least  five  days  before  the  time  of  its  sit- 
ting ;  and  if  the  accused  shall  fail  personally  to  ap- 
pear when  summoned  before  the  court,  he  will  be 
considered  as  acknowledging  default,  provided  he  was 
not  absent  from  town,  or  sick  at  the  time  of  the  sitting 
of  the  court ;  and  should  it  be  impossible  from  any 
cause,  for  the  accused  to  make  his  appearance,  a  letter 
to  that  effect  to  the  officer  commanding,  shall  author- 
ize him  to  summon  an  extra  court  to  take  the  matter 
into  consideration.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  presi- 
ding officer  of  said  court  to  hand  over  to  the  First 
Sergeant,  immediately  on  the  adjournment  of  the 
court,  a  return  of  its  proceedings,  to  be  by  him  en- 
tered on  the  orderly  book.  Any  member  guilty  of  a 
contempt  of  this  court,  or  of  insolent  or  improper  be- 
havior, or  who  refuses  to  submit  to  its  verdict  properly 
imposed,  shall  be  expelled  at  the  next  assemblage  of 
the  corps. 

RULE  FOURTEENTH. 

DELIBERATIVE  MEETINGS. 

Sec.  1.  There  shall  be  Quarterly  meetings  of  the 
corps  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  January,  April,  July, 
and  October,  in  every  year ;  to  convene  at  seven 
o'clock  P.  M.  in  October  and  January,  and  at  eight 
and  a  half  o'clock  P.  M.  in  April  and  July,  but  when 
the  fourth  of  July  happens  on  Tuesday,  then  the  quar- 
terly meeting  to  be  held  on  the  following  Wednesday, 
and  the  officer  commanding  may,  when  he  deems  it 
expedient,  order,  extra  deliberative  meetings  of  the 
corps,  or  by  notice  to  the  company  when  at  parade  or 
drill,  they  may  be  held  instanter. 

Sec.  2.  All  meetings  of  this  description  shall  be 
held  in  undress,  except  the  latter,  and  every  officer 


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and  private  shall  be  on  the  same  footing  and  possess 
an  equal  vote,  except  the  president,  who  shall  vote 
only  in  the  event  of  a  tie  ;  and  nothing  in  this  rule 
shall  prevent  the  officer  commanding  from  submitting 
any  proposition  not  involving  the  rights  secured  to 
every  officer  and  soldier  by  these  rules,  to  the  com- 
pany when  under  arms,  to  be  determined  by  the  usual 
mode  of  stepping  one  pace  forward. 

Sec.  3.  The  following  shall  be  the  course  of  busi- 
ness at  all  Quarterly  or  other  deliberative  meetings. 

1st.  At  a  quarter  of  an  hour  after  the  period  desig- 
nated for  meeting,  the  presiding  and  assisting  officers 
and  all  other  members  shall  take  their  seats. 

2nd.  The  Roll  shall  be  called. 

3rd.  The  orderly  and  Secretary's  minutes  of  last 
quarterly  and  all  other  meetings  since,  and  all  orders 
shall  be  read  and  disposed  of. 

4th.  Unfinished  business. 

5th.  Business  resulting  under  the  rules. 

6th.  Reports  of  Standing  and  other  committees  and 
resulting  business. 

7th.  Petitions  for  membership. 

8th.  New  business. 

Sec.  4.  At  all  deliberative  meetings  of  the  corps, 
the  captain  or  the  senior  officer  present,  shall  preside, 
assisted  by  the  next  senior  officer. 

RULE  FIFTEENTH. 

RULES  OF  ORDER. 

The  following  shall  be  the  Rules  of  order  for  all 
deliberative  meetings  of  the  company. 

1st.  A  motion  to  adjourn  shall  not  be  in  order  until 
the  course  of  business,  has  been  disposed  of. 

2nd.  No  motion  shall  be  open  to  debate  until  it  has 


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been  reduced  to  writing,  seconded,  and  stated  by  the 
chair. 

3rd.  Every  member  when  he  offers  a  motion,  or 
speaks,  shall  rise  and  respectfully  address  the  presi- 
ding officer. 

4th.  Members  shall  confine  themselves,  while  speak- 
ing, to  the  subject  then  under  discussion,  avoiding  per- 
sonalities and  indecorous  language. 

5th.  Should  any  member  be  called  to  order  while 
speaking,  he  shall  resume  his  seat  until  the  question  of 
order  shall  be  decided,  when,  if  the  decision  be  in 
his  favor,  he  may  proceed  again. 

6th.  Should  two  or  more  members  rise  about  the 
same  time,  the  presiding  officer  shall  determine  which 
is  entitled  to  the  floor. 

7th.  No  member  shall  speak  oftener  than  twice  on 
the  same  subject,  except  by  unanimous  consent. 

8th.  When  a  blank  is  to  be  filled,  the  question  shall 
be  taken  on  the  highest  number  or  longest  time  pro- 
posed, and  so  down,  but  in  all  other  cases  the  consid- 
eration of  amendments  shall  begin  with  the  last  and 
end  with  the  first. 

9th.  A  call  for  the  previous  question  shall  always 
be  in  order,  but  must  be  sanctioned  by  a  majority  of 
the  members  present,  which  shall  be  ascertained  thus, 
the  presiding  officer  should  ask,  "  are  you  ready  for 
the  main  question,"  and  if  a  majority  present  vote  in 
the  affirmative,  the  question  shall  be  immediately 
taken  on  the  original  proposition,  with  the  amend- 
ments already  adopted.  \ 

10th.  Before  putting  a  question,  except  under  the 
provision  of  Rule  9th  the  presiding  officer  shall  ask, 
"  are  you  ready  for  the  question,"  and  if  no  member 
rise  to  speak,  the  question  shall  be  put. 


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1 1th.  Except  when  otherwise  provided  by  the  rules, 
a  majority  of  the  votes  shall  decide  all  questions. 

12th.  Should  the  decision  of  a  question  be  doubtful, 
the  presiding  officer  may  of  his  own  accord,  or  on  the 
call  of  any  member  order  a  division. 

13th.  On  a  call  of  one  third  the  members  present, 
the  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  ordered  and  recorded. 

14th.  Motions  for  reconsideration  must  be  made 
and  seconded  by  members  who  voted  with  the  majori- 
ty, such  motions  to  be  made  at  the  same  meeting, 
with  the  decision  objected  to,  or  at  the  next  regular 
meeting  thereafter,  and  the  vote  on  the  reconsidera- 
tion shall  be  final. 

15th.  The  decision  of  points  of  order  shall  be  with 
the  presiding  officer,  but  any  member  may  appeal 
from  such  decision  and  the  question  shall  then  be, 
"  is  the  decision  of  the  chair  the  judgment  of  the  com- 
pany V  which  shall  be  determined  without  debate. 

16th.  Members  when  speaking  of  other  members 
shall  designate  them  by  their  appropriate  rank  in  the 
corps. 

rule:  sixteenth, 

AMENDMENT. 

Sec.  1.  Propositions  to  amend  any  one  or  more  of 
these  rules,  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  and  signed  by 
a  majority  of  the  active  members,  and  presented  to 
the  corps  at  one  of  its  quarterly  meetings  but  shall 
not  be  acted  on  until  the  next  quarterly  meeting, 
when  there  shall  be  at  least  two  thirds  of  the  mem- 
bers, known  to  be  in  town,  present,  and  a  majority  of 
two  thirds  of  those  present,  shall  be  necessary  to  carry 
the  motion. 


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RULE  SEVENTEENTH. 

Sec.  1.  All  rules,  bye-laws,  and  regulations  here- 
tofore adopted,  or  now  in  force,  are  hereby  repealed 
and  rendered  of  no  force  or  effect. 


MEMBERS 


Of  this  Corps,  on  the  adoption  of  these  rules,  Active,  Hono- 
rary, and  Exempt,  with  the  dates  of  their  admission. 


Captain, 

1st  Lieutenant, 

2d  Lieutenant, 

Ensign, 

1st,  Sergeant, 

2d 

3d  " 
4th  " 
1st  Corporal, 
2d  " 
3d 

4th  " 

Lance  Corporal, 


Ashe,  Chas.  B. 
Alexander,  Geo. 
Beals,  Jos.  A. 
Boifeuillet,  Jno.  T. 
Barie,  C.  E. 
Bonand,  A. 
Blois,  William 
Butler,  Samuel  L. 
Buckner,  Jas.  H. 
Camp,  D.  B. 
Dowell,  Saml.  L. 
Davidson,  Wm.  M, 


ACTIVE. 

JOHN  B.  GALLIE, 
John  R.  Wilder, 
John  Scott,  Jr., 
William  R.  Symons, 
A.  B.  Luce, 
Jos.  S.  Claghorn, 
Jos.  D.  Stebbins, 
Oliver  P.  Felt, 
m.  j.  bucknor, 
Wm.  Gaston  Bullock, 
Chas.  S.  Arnold, 
Henry  Dubignon, 
Wm.  W.  Lincoln, 
Sam.  P.  Bell, 
Daniel  H.  Baldwin, 
McLeod  King, 

PRIVATES. 
1843,  Aug.  13 


1832, 

January- 

27 

1837, 

February 

27 

1839, 

February 

20 

1838, 

December  20 

1840, 

December 

2 

1842, 

January- 

8 

1842, 

July 

4 

1842, 

August 

13 

1844, 

February- 

22 

1845, 

January 

7 

1845, 

January 

7 

1846, 

January- 

22 

1845, 

January 

7 

1842, 

December 

2 

1846, 

January 

22 

1847, 

November 

11 

1840,  April  3 
1845,  Jan.  7 

1845,  Jan.  7 

1846,  Jan.  8 
1848,  Mch.  18 

1848,  May  17 

1849,  April  19 
1842,  Sep.  1 
1845,  Feb,  7 

1847,  Aug.  2 


Doe,  Jacob  F. 
DeMartin,  Richard 
DeLyon,  Jas.  W. 
Einstein,  A. 
Faries,  Thos.  A. 
Flinn,  W.  G. 
Gandry,  Julius  B. 
Greiner,  Chas.  A. 
Guerard,  Jno.  M. 
Guilmartin,  L.  J. 
Griffin,  G.  C, 
Henry,  Albert  G, 


1849,  Feb.  10 
1849,  Mch.  10 
1849,  April  19 

1847,  Aug.  9 
1849,  June  27 

1848,  Feb.  22 
1843,  Mch.  24 
1848,  Feb.  22 

1848,  Mch.  18 

1849,  April  27 
1849,  June  7 
1842,  May  20 


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Hager,  E. 

1841,  Dec.  21 

Reed,  George  A. 

1839,  Feb.  20 

Lama,  John 

1843,  Mch.  24 

Reynolds,  Geo.  G. 

1848,  Nov.  23 

Lippman,  J.  K. 

1846,  Oct.  6 

Rice,  John  E. 

1846,  Jan.  22 

Lovell,  Ewd. 

1849,  April  27 

Rosseau,  Jules 

1846,  Jan.  8 

Mallary,  John 

1827,  Jan.  8 

Scarbrough,  Jos. 

1843,  Mch.  24 

McCleskey,  Geo.  A. 

1842,  Dec.  2 

Tarver,  John  V. 

1849,  April  27 

Mills,  Thos.  R. 

1842,  Feb.  14 

Tefft,  Chas.  E. 

184S,  Dec.  26 

May,  Wm.  H. 

1843,  Mch.  24 

Thomas,  Peter  G. 

1846,  Oct.  26 

J.YJlU13Cj  JLlUlaCC 

Ttiflft?  Martin 

JL  U11L>,  lYlal  1111 

1R44    Anril  9 

Norton,  John  R. 

1846,  Jan.  29 

Webster,  Jos.  W. 

1841,  Dec.  21 

Parsons,  Elisha 

1842,  July,  21 

Webster,  A.  M. 

1847,  July  5 

Jrreston,  Jas.  w. 

1847,  May  1 

Wilmot,  Thos.  T. 

lo4o,  JJec.  14 

Kauciine,  jas.  u. 

1S49,  April  27 

Waver,  Francis 

1040,  Jail.  'i 

HONORARY. 

Hon.  Thomas  Spalding, 

1793 

William  Dunham, 

1829 

Gov.  George  M.  Troup, 

1796 

Allen  R.  Wright, 

1830 

Francis  H.  Wellman, 

1800 

John  L.  Cope, 

1830 

Norman  Wallace, 

1807 

Francis  Sorrell, 

1831 

Col.  Wm.  Thorne  Williams,  1813 

A.  P.  Houston, 

1832 

James  Anderson, 

1817 

Andrew  Low,  Jr., 

1832 

Elias  Reed, 

1819 

John  Cass, 

1833 

Hon.  Chas.  M.  King, 

1820 

James  McHenry, 

1835 

Thomas  Ryerson, 

1825 

John  E.  Ward, 

1835 

Thomas  N.  Box, 

1828 

John  Cunningham,  Jr., 

1836 

Michael  Prendergast, 

182S 

Hugh  W.  Mercer, 

1836 

James  Expinger, 

1828 

Joseph  L.  Locke, 

loo  / 

William  Duncan, 

1829 

Joseph  "Washburn, 

1839 

EXEMPT. 

William  Warner, 

1846 

George  L.  Cope, 

1849 

J.  M.  Flanders, 

1847 

Henry  D.  Tefft, 

1838 

ERRATUM. 

On  page  16,  6th  line  from  the  top,  instead  of  or  blue  cloth,  read 
on,  &c. 

Page  21,  last  line  but  one  in  Sec.  7,  instead  of  officers  command- 
ing and  to  be  worn,  read  officer  commanding,  to  be  worn,  &c 

Page  31,  list  of  Privates,  instead  of  Bonand,  A.,  Gandry,  Julius 
B.,  read  Bonaud  A.,  Gandry,  Julius  B. 

Page  32,  list  of  Honorary  members,  instead  of  James  Expinger, 
read  James  Eppinger, 


